Loraine G. (Hicks) Porter

Loraine G. (Hicks) Porter, 51, of Silver Lake died Thursday, April 7, 2011 at her home.
Loraine was born June 30, 1959 in Tulare, Calif. to Lawrence W. and Janice (Fountain) Hicks.
She attended Paisley High School and later earned her high school diploma at Blue Mountain Community College in Oregon.
She married Gene Porter on Dec. 28, 1976, living in Pendleton, Silver Lake, Hamburg, Pa., then moving back to Silver Lake.
Loraine enjoyed reading, poetry, cross-stitch, embroidery, horses and spoiling her grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her brother “Jimmy” of Christmas Valley.
She is survived by her husband Gene of Silver Lake; parents Lawrence “Bill” and Janice of Christmas Valley; sons, Lucas of Klamath Falls and Steven of Healdsburg, Calif.; daughter, Lori Brusse of Bend; brothers “Billy” of Christmas Valley and Dan of Portland; sister, Darlene Putnam of Klamath Falls; grandsons Ivan of Klamath Falls and Seth of Healdsburg; granddaughter Audrey of Klamath Falls; numerous cousins, nieces and nephews.
A funeral service was held Friday, April 15, 2011 at the Christmas Valley Seventh-day Adventist Church with interment in the Silver Lake Cemetery.
Desert Rose Funeral Chapel was in charge of the arrangements.